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    Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk

    Posted by RPP on 2/26/11

    On 8/03/10, tvb wrote:
    > On 5/29/10, tvb wrote:
    >> On 3/01/10, Charles Rogers wrote:
    >>> I have a Werner S2208 Attic Ladder 3 or 4 years old that
    >>> has been used about 10 times. The hinge broke at the
    >>> locking point. I called Werner - Their response " You
    >>> can't replace that part you'll have to buy a new ladder."
    >>> If the lower hinge would have broken I could get a
    >>> replacement kit for free. Strange, both hinges are made
    >>> from the same cast alumimun. Rest assured the replacement
    >>> ladder will not be a Werner.
    >>
    >> WARNING: There have been numerous reported incidences of the
    hinges on
    >> these S2208 and S2210 models breaking, with little use,
    resulting in serious
    >> injury to the user. Just do a google search with the search
    words: Werner s2210
    >> broke.
    >>
    >> There are many other threads on counsel.net with reported
    problems about
    >> these S2200 series ladders (S2208 and S2210). I count at least
    8 different
    >> threads, including:
    >>
    >> Werner S2210 Capacity hinge shear, Werner s2210, Werner S2210,
    Werner pull
    >> down attic ladder, Werner Ladder, Werner S2210 Attic Ladder,
    Werner Attic
    >> Ladder S2208 Junk, and Werner Attic Ladder S2200 series.
    >>
    >> I count at least 50 reports from those eight different threads.
    Please review
    >> them all for a more comprehensive view of the extent of this
    problem. Also,
    >> please post your complaint on the s2210 (small “s” not capital)
    thread which
    >> seems to have the most reports.
    >>
    >> If you've had problems with this model, please call the
    consumer protection hot
    >> line at 1-800-638-2772 and report these problems so there may
    be a recall.
    >> If you have already done so, follow-up with a letter to ask why
    nothing has
    >> been done with respect to a recall.
    >>
    >> As you can see, many others have had the same problem and it is
    just a matter
    >> of time before someone is seriously injured if flawed ladders
    are not taken off of
    >> the market. The only way for that to happen is for people like
    you to report the
    >> problem. I know it is a bit of a hassle, but please do so for
    the safety of others.
    >> Thank you in advance.
    >
    > I noticed that many people are just replacing the broken hinges
    (leaving the other
    > original hinges in place) on the Werner S2208 and S2210 ladders.
    Since I have seen
    > reports of both the top and bottom hinges breaking, I am
    wondering why these
    > people are not replacing all of the original hinges and why they
    have confidence
    > that the other original hinges won’t also break.

    This ladder is dangerous. Product liability lawsuit waiting to
    happen. Screws holding hinge shear off! Unacceptable for a
    product designed to hold people when climbing. Very cheap
    construction and design.

    Posts on this thread, including this one
  • Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 3/01/10, by Charles Rogers.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 5/29/10, by tvb.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 8/03/10, by tvb.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 2/26/11, by RPP.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/11/11, by Don H.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/22/11, by Mark Jordan.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/22/11, by Mark Jordan.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/28/11, by Barry Borum v. Werner Ladder Lawsuit.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/29/11, by Joseph Jarmuszkiewicz.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/29/11, by Joseph Jarmuszkiewicz.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk?...and so is the S2210, 1/01/12, by Dan Glass.
  • Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 1/29/12, by Ed Dlugolecki.


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